We use TFS in the cloud. Have been since it was called TFSPreview (about 1.5 years) . We are only a half dozen people and we use this as out primary source control repository.
It's a very full version of TFS. What do we use? - source control - tasks - shelvesets - I've dabbled a bit with the local agents and automated builds, but it's not a priority in our work so I'm just playing still (all integrated into VS) I also use the TFS Power Tools (from MS) to allow me to finesse the command line ! What did we install? Most of the people use VS2010+SP1 + HF (for Cloud Auth). I just use VS2012 the only issues? It and the wet string we have here called internet can go down occasionally. What else? I believe it now supports the Git interface, so you can do use variant of the git tools if you like that world. On 5 April 2013 21:36, Greg Keogh <g...@mira.net> wrote: > Folks, while stuffing around today I noticed that VS2012 has an option to > create a TFS account, so I made https://*mybusiness*.visualstudio.comaccount, > then I created a new Team Project for my current hobby project. > > My only questions are now ... what have I done and what can I do with it? > > For comparison, a few months ago I created a Bitbucket account and I've > been using the TortoiseHG Workbench client app to move stuff in and out. > It's working quite well and I like having my projects in the cloud, > just like my backups and email (ignoring security issues for now!). So I > suppose I've created an account that is in direct competition with > Bitbucket, is that right? If I have, what's the advantage? I get the > impression that Visual Studio's version control can work directly with my > new account, is that right? It would be nice to have the version control > integrated into the VS IDE if that's what I can get. Then I worry that I > have the wrong version of Visual Studio or there are dependencies on other > TFS stuff I have to install. > > Anyway, I'd really appreciate it if someone is using "projects in the > cloud" and can give me a potted summary of what advantage I can gain > quickly and what I might need to install. > > Cheers, > Greg K > -- regards, Preet, Overlooking the Ocean, Auckland
